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Financing for #transition: KfW IPEX-Bank contributes to the financing which supports the refinancing of Stagecoach Group Limited, benefitting the group’s growth plans and electrification strategy. Founded in 1980, Stagecoach has established itself as the UK’s largest transport operator, with services connecting more than 100 major towns and cities in England, Scotland, and Wales. Stagecoach was recently ranked as the top bus operator in the UK for addressing climate change, aiming to have a zero-emission fleet by 2035. With this financing KfW IPEX-Bank supports public transport and the decarbonization in mobility. #mobility #PublicTransport #emobility #MobilityFinance #IPEX

🌟 Season's Greetings from KfW IPEX-Bank! 🌟 As we approach the end of another remarkable year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our clients, partners, and colleagues who have been part of our journey. Your trust and collaboration have been instrumental in driving sustainable growth and innovation. This festive season, we reflect on the achievements we've accomplished together and look forward to new opportunities in the coming year. At KfW IPEX-Bank, we remain committed to supporting projects that make a positive impact on our world, fostering economic progress in Germany and abroad and the transition towards environmental sustainability. May this holiday season bring you joy, peace, and prosperity. We wish you and your loved ones a wonderful time filled with warmth and happiness. Thank you for being a part of our community. We look forward to continuing our partnership in 2025 and beyond. Happy Holidays and a prosperous New Year! 🎉 #SeasonsGreetings #HappyHolidays #TeamIPEX #IPEX

🌞 KfW IPEX-Bank: Supporting Neoen’s Renewable Energy Expansion in Australia 🌞 We're excited to announce our involvement in further financing Neoen's renewable energy portfolio in Australia, focusing on wind, solar, and battery projects. Neoen has more than doubled its financing for renewable energy, marking a significant step in the energy transition. A consortium of 11 international banks is providing additional funding of approximately AUD 1.4 billion, with KfW IPEX-Bank contributing around AUD 107 million (EUR 65 million). This financial boost offers Neoen the flexibility to expand its platform further. KfW IPEX-Bank has supported both tranches of this financing, bringing the total to over AUD 2 billion, covering 15 projects with a combined capacity of 2.9 GW. Dr Velibor Marjanovic, Member of the Management Board of KfW IPEX-Bank, stated, "We are proud to be part of this pioneering project in Australia's renewable energy market and to support our valued client Neoen in establishing a central platform for renewable energy financing. Our contribution underscores our commitment to advancing the global energy transition." Together, we are paving the way for a greener future! 🌍💚 #EnergyTransition #IPEX #GreenEnergy #SolarEnergy #Sustainability #SolarPower #WindPower #BatteryStorage #Decarbonization #RenewableEnergy #Australia

KfW IPEX-Bank is pleased to support Boralex Inc. and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation with the financing of this great project - the biggest BESS in Canada once it reaches commissioning - in its role as tech bank.

𝗞𝗳𝗪 𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗫-𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 A banking club including KfW IPEX-Bank, SEB and Hamburg Commercial Bank is providing over EUR 100 million for Auris Energia. The company provides fuel and energy as a service, and it will use the financing for industrial electrification and the development of sustainable energy infrastructure in Finland. The financing also supports the expansion of the production of renewable gases and energy infrastructure projects supporting the deployment of renewable energy. In addition, the financing enables investments in new technologies that contribute to achieving Finland’s carbon neutrality goals. “We are glad to have won Auris Energia as a new client” says Andreas Ufer, member of the Management Board of KfW IPEX-Bank. “With our financing we support Finland's energy transition and underline our commitment for a decarbonized future.” Auris Energia is fully owned by the abrdn infrastructure fund, which has a long history of supporting European sustainability and infrastructure projects. #energy #RenewableEnergy #infrastructure #transformation #energyasaservice #InfrastructureFinance #IPEX

✨ What an absolute delight to look back on our recruitment activities in 2024! ✨ “It was an exciting year full of inspiring conversations and encounters for us as the KfW IPEX-Bank recruiting team” says Jana Scherbaum. “We have participated in numerous career fairs and events to successfully attract young talents to #TeamIPEX! 20 trainees and many interns and working students have started this year in different programmes.” Here's to the year 2025 and to many promising new encounters! #bankingjobs #recruiting #trainee #IPEX

🎉 75 years of export credit guarantees – an excellent reason to celebrate! 🎉 Since 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany's export credit guarantees have been helping companies in international markets and successfully secure their export business. KfW IPEX-Bank has been successfully making use of international export promotion instruments in our financing for decades. Our Member of the Management Board Andreas Ufer is part of Federal Export Credit Guarantees (Hermes Cover)’s anniversary video – have a look! #ExportFinance #ProjectFinance #IPEX

🌞 Exciting News from KfW IPEX-Bank! 🌞 We are thrilled to announce our financing for a groundbreaking solar and energy storage project in Osceola, Arkansas, led by the newly formed Green & Clean Power LLC (GCP). The innovative facility will feature a behind-the-meter 105MW solar installation paired with a 160MWh battery energy storage system, initially powering the adjacent Hybar, a scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill. GCP is expected to supply approximately 40% of Hybar’s total annual power consumption, ensuring that provided the right conditions the electricity being used to run the mill is generated from 100% renewable sources. This positions Hybar as a leader in sustainable steel production, with some of the lowest emissions in the industry. GCP has raised approximately $300 million in debt and equity financing for this purpose, with KfW IPEX-Bank contributing around $165 million in construction debt financing. Dr Velibor Marjanovic, Member of the Management Board of KfW IPEX-Bank, emphasized the importance of sustainable steel production in global decarbonization efforts. “After financing the Hybar rebar mill in 2023, we’re delighted to support the clean power supply for this flagship project, reinforcing our commitment to a carbon-neutral future.” Ari Levy, Partner at Global Principal Partners and CFO of both GCP and Hybar, noted, “Access to renewable energy was a major component of Hybar’s mission and we appreciate the commitment of KfW IPEX-Bank, ATRS and the investment group that supported Hybar as we launch Green & Clean Power.” Together, we are paving the way for a greener future! 🌍💚 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dUEUJe2z

+++ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 +++ Shareholder KfW and the Board of Supervisory Directors of KfW IPEX-Bank have appointed Aida Welker to the Management Board of KfW IPEX-Bank effective 1 May 2025. She will be succeeding Management Board member Andreas Ufer, who is scheduled to retire at the end of April 2025. Aida Welker will take over the responsibilities for Mobility, Infrastructure, Syndication & Treasury and KfW IPEX-Bank Asia Ltd. from her predecessor. Aida Welker is currently Global Head of Infrastructure at KfW IPEX-Bank and is responsible for one of the four sector departments of the bank. This includes the management of the extensive infrastructure portfolio (approximately EUR 18 billion) and the origination and structuring of new business. Prior to that, she held various management positions within KfW Group. At the same time, KfW and the Board of Supervisory Directors of KfW IPEX-Bank have renewed the contract of Dr Velibor Marjanovic for another five years. Since 1 May 2022, Velibor Marjanovic has been responsible for Industries and Commerce, Energy, Structuring Advisory, Business Ability, Equity Portfolio as well as the London Branch within the Management Board of KfW IPEX-Bank. Christiane Laibach, Chair of the Board of Supervisory Directors and responsible member of the KfW Executive Board, explained: "The role of KfW IPEX-Bank is to effectively accompany the transformation process of its customers on the path to greenhouse gas neutrality and to support the German and European export industry. Therefore, I am pleased that we have gained a very experienced bank manager with Aida Welker, who has been very successful in her recent and earlier career on the market side and at the same time has extensive experience in credit risk management as well as in strategy development and management of the bank." She added: " I am also pleased that the contract extension of Velibor Marjanovic ensures continuity and experience in the Management Board of KfW IPEX-Bank." #ExportFinance #ProjectFinance #TeamIPEX #KfW #IPEX

⭐ State of the art in corporate financing ⭐ Congratulations Structured FINANCE conference in Stuttgart – the leading event for modern corporate finance with the highest presence of financial decision-makers in Germany celebrated its 20th anniversary event! KfW IPEX-Bank experts from the Industries and Commerce sector including Global Head Wolfgang Behler shared their expertise at a trade fair stand, and Stefan Eitel delivered a Focus Talk on the new Climate UFK (‘Untied Loans’) introduced at the end of 2023 which supports transformation projects and provides additional support opportunities for ‘green’ investments for German companies abroad. “As early as the 1950s, the German ECA instruments established a product that was not tied to exports, the Untied Loan Facility (UFK), which aims to incentivize imports of raw materials to Germany on the basis of long-term purchase agreements instead of promoting German exports” explains Stefan. “The UFK has proven itself over the decades and was supplemented in autumn 2023 by the additional variant of the ‘Climate UFK’. This aims to take account of the current global challenges of climate change and energy transition in that it is intended in particular to help close the supply gap in German industry for green energy sources such as green hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and battery technologies.” However, the Climate UFK goes even further and is generally open to supporting German companies in international business transactions. This very broad formulation leaves plenty of scope for creative concepts to support transformation projects by German companies in their international corporate structures and value chains. If you would like to learn more about the potential of the Climate UFK, please contact Stefan Eitel. #SF2024 #CorporateFinance #StructuredFinance #Unternehmensfinanzierung #UFK #RawMaterials #IPEX